Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

Aaron Josefczyk/ Reuters photo

Median annual wage: $33,840 The rate of fatal injuries for drivers clocks in at number eight because the industry has a high number of employees, but it saw 759 fatal injuries in 2011 – several hundred more than any of the other occupations on the list. The longer the drive, the higher the injury risk for these workers.

Median annual wage: $33,840 The rate of fatal injuries for drivers clocks in at number eight because the industry has a high number of employees, but it saw 759 fatal injuries in 2011 – several hundred more than any of the other occupations on the list. The longer the drive, the higher the injury risk for these workers. (Aaron Josefczyk/ Reuters photo)

Median annual wage: $33,840 The rate of fatal injuries for drivers clocks in at number eight because the industry has a high number of employees, but it saw 759 fatal injuries in 2011 – several hundred more than any of the other occupations on the list. The longer the drive, the higher the injury risk for these workers.